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BIMCO And ICS Publish The First Industry-Standard On In-Water Cleaning Of Ships
February 5, 2021
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Cleaning a ship’s submerged parts from barnacles and other growths, while the ship is in the water, can transfer invasive species to local marine environments unless it is properly cleaned and the debris is captured. To combat this problem, and to provide clarity and quality assurance to shipowners, ports and government authorities, BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have published the first industry-standard on in-water cleaning of ships.
IRClass Review of 2020 and Outlook for 2021 – The road to revitalisation
2020 brought about an unprecedented situation in the form of the pandemic. Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) responded swiftly by taking a pragmatic and practical approach in maintaining its services to its clients during this period of global restriction in population movement to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
IRClass Executive Chairman Mr Arun Sharma, as Chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), led the organisation’s rapid response to assist the industry during the lockdown period. The first wave of mitigative measures which included maintaining the validity of certificates and allowing the sharing of IACS members’ exclusive surveyors, were quickly implemented to allow ships to continue operations and hence, facilitating trade.
Wonderla Bangalore has secured COV-Safe certification by Bureau Veritas India. Wonderla is the first theme park chain in the country to receive this highly coveted certification that will further help reduce the risk of the pandemic for visitors and park employees. COV-SAFE Hygiene Assessment is designed to reassure visitors and employees entering the premises about the good practices in place to prevent contamination during the unlocking phase of any business premise with large people movement.
The certification will help Wonderla Bangalore as it has taken into consideration areas contributing to lack of hygiene and supporting in mitigating risks, ensuring compliance, prompt procurement and infrastructure planning and employing sanitization measures. COV-SAFE Hygiene Assessment is based on the parameters of leadership, risk management, compliance management, personal hygiene, facility hygiene, monitoring measurement & analysis.
Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd (BHIC) today handed over the littoral mission ship (LMS) named Sundang to the Government through the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). BHIC said this is the second of four units of LMS being built by Wuchang Shipbuilding Industrial Group Shipyard (WSIG) in Shuangliu, China, under a contract signed in 2017 between Malaysia’s defence ministry and Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS), with the cooperation of China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Co Ltd
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